On Wednesday 8th July Year 6 took part in the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership’s Outdoor Adventure day at Mount Edgcumbe. Following a short trip on the Cremyl Ferry, our fantastically well behaved Year 6 children took part in a range … Continue reading →

Back from our first activity and already we have some very tired children. We’ve had a great time. Mrs Carpenter’s group won the orienteering challenge – obviously!! The children did a great job of challenging themselves on the high ropes and taking the Leap of Faith. Mrs Ansell’s group even had a seal swimming alongside their kayaks.

On 17th June, 20 children from years 3,4,5 and 6 took part in an athletics festival at Brickfields Athletics Club. The children competed against 46 other primary schools from across the city in events including, long jump, distance throw, high jump, sprints and relays.

Two Riverside children, in particular, performed exceptionally well. After finishing first in their individual sprint heats, Dylan Harbour of year 6 and Seana Hurrell of year 5, went on to compete in the final of their respective year group race. The standard of the athletes in the finals were incredible high but both Dylan and Seana raced very well and finished second in very close races.

A big thanks to Peter Bower from the Safer Internet Centre who came to speak to parents about e-safety today. He certainly gave us all plenty to think in terms of ensuring our children are safe when using mobile phones, … Continue reading →

Well done to all pupils who took part in our KS1 Sports Day, you all performed wonderfully. It was great to see so many family members supporting the pupils. Take a look at the photographs taken during the event….

Our local library staff have been telling the children how to take part in Record Breakers, this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The children will tell you all about it! All they have to do is read SIX library books and … Continue reading →

Are you confident you know how to keep your child safe online? With recent reports and documentaries of the dangers faced by online grooming, we were alarmed to find that in a recent E-safety survey 26% of our Riverside pupils … Continue reading →